Abstract

PELISOLI, Cátula da Luz  and  DALBOSCO, Débora. Evaluation of the implementation of the special testimony: construction of an instrument. Est. Inter. Psicol. [online]. 2021, vol.12, n.1, suppl.1, pp. 180-199. ISSN 2236-6407.  http://dx.doi.org/10.5433/2236-6407.2021v12n1suplp180.

The Special Testimony - ST became the standard procedure for hearing children and adolescents victims and witnesses of violence in Brazil. This work aimed to construct an instrument for the evaluation of the conditions for the implementation of ST from four stages. In step 1, a qualitative study was carried out to know the aspects that enable and hinder the implementation through a questionnaire answered online by 36 Brazilian forensic interviewers. In stage 2 the instrument items were constructed, based on the literature and contents previously emerged; Step 3 refers to the structuring and organization of the instrument; and in step 4 the content evaluation was carried out by two judges with extensive practical and theoretical experience. These steps allowed the qualification and adequacy of the instrument to evaluate the conditions for performing the ST in Brazil and may contribute to the implementation.

Keywords : special testimony; forensic psychology; violence against children and adolescents.

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